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The main bell, officially known as the 'Great Bell' but better known as Big Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. It sounds an E-natural. [ 71] The original bell was a 16 ton (16.3- tonne) hour bell, cast on 6 August 1856 in Stockton-on-Tees by John Warner & Sons. [ 6]
Ben Roethlisberger. Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. ( / ˈrɒθlɪsbɜːrɡər /; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed " Big Ben ", is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Miami RedHawks, and was selected by the ...
Big Bend National Park is an American national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, [ 3] and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. [ 4] The park protects more than 1,200 species of ...
Augustus Pugin. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin[ a] ( / ˈpjuːdʒɪn / PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
First named "Winston", Big Ben was born at the van Hooydonk Farm in Kalmthout (northern Belgium ). Although his dam was only 15 hands (60 inches, 152 cm), Big Ben grew to be a very large horse standing 17.3 hands (71 inches, 180 cm) high. Soon after, he was purchased for Canadian equestrian Ian Millar for $45,000 and permanently relocated to ...
The Big Bend of Florida, United States, is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula south and east of Tallahassee (the area's principal city). [ 1] The region is known for its vast woodlands [ 2] and marshlands and its low population density relative to much of the ...
Big Ben is the G.I. Joe Team's SAS Fighter. His real name is David J. Bennett, and his rank is that of Staff Sergeant. Big Ben was born in Burford, England, and was first released as an action figure in 1991. [32] The figure was repainted and released in 1993 as part of the "international Action Force" mail-in offer. [33]
Benjamin "Big Ben" Maller (born April 29, 1975) [ 1] is an American sports radio host who hosts a weekday radio show on Fox Sports Radio, which airs 11pm-3am PT/2am-6am ET. Maller is considered one of the first influential sports bloggers, because of several stories he broke on his now-defunct website. Maller joined the NBC Sports Network as a ...